On April 8th, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves became the major
leagues' all-time home run king, hitting his 715th in a game against the Los
Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Stadium and surpassing Babe Ruth's total of 714.

SUPPORTING CAST:

Al Downing. Dodgers pitcher off whom Aaron homered in the fourth inning and the
losing pitcher in the Braves' 7-4 victory.

Darrell Evans.

Braves third baseman who was on base when Aaron connected, having
reached first on shortstop Bill Russell's error.